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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about properties of matter. The probe is designed to find out which properties students think will change if the size of an object made from the same…
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Engaging Students in Science Learning: Science and Engineering Practices
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In this module, you will consider the role of science and engineering practices (SEPs) in student engagement. You will examine science lessons to make sense of how students, doing science as scientists, increase their…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the density of a solid object. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that in this phenomenon, air is not displaced, such as…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 3, 2023
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the physical process of melting. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize melting as a change in state from solid to liquid that…
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Journal Article |
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter in a closed system after a transformation of matter from seed to seedling has taken place. The probe is designed to reveal…
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Teaching Science in the Context of Societal and Personal Issues
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Listening to Waves: Engaging Underrepresented Students Through the Science of Sound and Music
Journal Article |
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Utilizing Picture Books to Teach Through Notable Females in Science
Journal Article |
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Journal Article |
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize how far away the stars are…
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Patterns, Puzzles, and the Periodic Table
Journal Article |
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Teaching and Learning About Global Climate Change Online
Journal Article |
Sessions of our laboratory-based physics course have been “meeting” synchronously online instead of on campus due to the pandemic. Shifting to remote instruction prompted us to create online versions of the course. In…